>>I just don’t see how coffee can be any better than a normal cup at home with any machine. To pay 2-3$ seems insane to me.
The coffee today is so controled in those cans it is probably all very good. My only complaint is that it is not hot enough which is rectified by simply placing the glass container on the stove just a bit.
I do like my coffee in the morning. Don’t most of us. But have cut back to about 4 cups a morning. Then I treat myself to a beer at 3 and 5 PM.<<
Some of the ladies in my family make predictably worse coffee than others. Maybe they buy cheaper beans or they skimp on how much to use or the don’t have a good machine or their water tastes funny. So there are variations.
At a Starbucks you are not going to have any of those problems but you can certainly equal the coffee at home with care. And I don’t go to Starbucks that often but it is a nice atmosphere. Big comfy chairs, a fire in winter, all kinds of things to read, chess boards and high speed internet. Sometimes its worth a couple of bucks to have coffee there instead of Waffle House, at least to me.
Its also a way to meet women who aren’t drunk. Or at least it would be if I were still looking. But these days I never go out to a Starbucks because they are trying to recreate my home atmosphere and I’m happy here.
Thanks for the tip. Never thought about that. OK, OK, I'll give it a try.